Carlos Ghosn’s drive to increase Nissan Motor Co.’s market share in the U.S. created tension with the company’s management, who felt his push came at the expense of investing in Japan. While strains were appearing in the Ghosn-created alliance of Renault SA, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the extent to which Mr. Ghosn’s U.S. plans was causing problems with Nissan executives in Japan has become more apparent since Mr. Ghosn’s arrest last month. Hiroto Saikawa, who replaced Mr. Ghosn as Nissan CEO in 2017, began shifting...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 18, 2018 10:32 UTC